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Parma Walking Tour with Audio and Written Guide by a Local

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Parma, Italy
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Booked 5+ times last week!
  • 4 to 5 hours (approx.)
  • Group discounts
  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English

Overview

Explore Parma at your own pace without spending hours researching attractions or planning a sightseeing route, thanks to this self-guided walking tour. Using a digital guide on your smartphone, access audio commentary and written tips to help you get the most out of limited time in the city. The route checks off notable landmarks such as Parma Cathedral and Parco Ducale, while revealing lesser-known spots and giving insider recommendations on places to eat and drink.
  • Save hours of research time: An itinerary is planned out for you
  • No fixed schedule: Take breaks and explore whenever you like
  • Choose between audio commentary and written information
  • Great way to discover restaurants that locals love

What's Included

  • Digital guide to visit the city by yourself
  • Best advices for local restaurant with authentic food
  • Audio-guide and text in multiple languages (Eng, Esp, Ita, De, Fr)
  • Tips for monuments, history and curiosities and food!
  • Ticket Baptistery and Diocesan Museum (not mandatory): 10€
  • Ticket Paul's Chamber and St. Catherine's Cell (not mandatory): 8€
  • Ticket Teatro Regio (not mandatory): 10€
  • Ticket Palazzo Pilotta (not mandatory): 18€

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

  • Rovine Ponte Romano
    Strada Giuseppe Mazzini, 43, 43121 Parma PR, Italy

    We find it in the underpass of Mazzini street in Parma, next to Ghiaia square.

End point

  • Parco Ducale
    Largo Luca Ganzi, 3, 43126 Parma PR, Italy

    We will finish our walk into this beautiful park!

Operating hours

  • 08/21/2024 - 11/11/2027

    Monday - Sunday : 12:00 AM - 11:30 PM

Itinerary

1

Piazza Giuseppe Garibaldi

25 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

2

Basilica di Santa Maria della Steccata (Madonna della Steccata)

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

3

Teatro Regio

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

4

Baptistery of Parma

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

5

Museo Diocesano

25 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

6

Cattedrale di Parma

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

7

Camera di San Paolo e Cella di Santa Caterina

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

8

Palazzo della Pilotta

1 hour • Admission Ticket Not Included

9

Teatro Farnese

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

10

Parco Ducale

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Stroller accessible
  • Service animals allowed
  • Near public transportation
  • Most travelers can participate
  • You will need a smartphone with internet connection to use the digital guide (details to activate the digital guide will be in your voucher, read it carefully!)
  • You'll be able to hear the audio through your speakers or, if you have them, through your headphones
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 104 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Featured review

Julie_E
This is a link to a recorded and written guide to the main sights of Parma. It was easy to connect and the man who created it us always available to help via email and WhatsApp. Also, if the recording doesn't work or your battery is low, the text is there to guide you. You really can’t go wrong.

Reviews

4.7
based on 45 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Great way to know the city

Patricia_V, Oct 2026
This is a great way to explore the city by yourself and at your own pace, without being restrained by schedules.

Excellent Tour

James_S, Jul 2026
The tour guide had an excellent grasp of the history and was able to really engage the group. Great value

Wonderful way to spend the day

johnyork1971, May 2026
It was a terrific time! The Parmesan cheese tour was definitely the highlight of the day, but the Parma ham and the balsamic vinegar tour were very enjoyable as well. Little mixup in the transportation at the end but outside of that we had a great time. If I could recommend one thing, it would be to figure out something to maybe offer some kind of lunch with the trip even if it meant €20 more. We had some small pieces of cheese at the first stop, a couple pieces of ham at the second stop and wine with both so there really wasn't much food and it was a long trip but outside of that I would highly recommend the tour we had a great time!!

Informative

Beverly_B, Sep 2025
Well done. It was a rainy day in Parma and this made it better (esp the Osteria di Servi restaurant).

An excellent idea for a flexible, informative, self-led tour.

Julie_E, Jun 2025
This is a link to a recorded and written guide to the main sights of Parma. It was easy to connect and the man who created it us always available to help via email and WhatsApp. Also, if the recording doesn't work or your battery is low, the text is there to guide you. You really can’t go wrong.

Very helpful for our...

Alanna_A, Apr 2025
Very helpful for our quick time in Parma! It made our experience there that much more memorable to have a guide like this.

Guía muy bien preparada...

Adrian_L, May 2025
Guía muy bien preparada para la ciudad de Parma. Recorrido bien marcado y explicado, se agradece el enlace a Google Maps para ir de una parada a otra. Destacar la parte gastronómica de la guía.

Guia ao nosso tempo

Paula_N, Apr 2025
Está ideia é genial: uma visita guiada a velocidade de cada pessoa. Comprei para mim e para o meu filho e é uma forma incrível de fazer uma visita. Além disso, fala dos pontos principais e de outras possibilidades como restaurantes ou outros monumentos. Um conceito muito interessante.
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